The ranking of the hundred most prestigious universities World Reputation Rankings 2016, which is compiled by the Times Higher Education magazine, includes three Russian universities - Moscow and St. Petersburg State Universities and the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Moscow State University dropped down in the ranking from 25th to 30th place, St. Petersburg State University from the 71-80 group fell into the 81-90 group. MIPT appeared in the rating for the first time.

Real Madrid beat Manchester City in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League and advanced to the final of the tournament. The only goal against Manchester City was scored in the 20th minute by a rebound from the English midfielder Fernando after Gareth Bale hit. In the final, Real Madrid will face Atlético Madrid, who defeated Bayern Munich in the semi-finals on aggregate. The game will take place on May 28 in Milan.

The European Central Bank (ECB) will stop issuing the €500 banknote by the end of 2018. The decision was made due to concerns that the denomination of this denomination facilitates illegal financial fraud, according to a press release from the institution. By the end of 2018, the ECB plans to issue new banknotes in denominations of 100 and 200 euros.

Suspected of preparing terrorist attacks in Moscow, detained by the FSB, were going to open fire on passers-by during mass celebrations on the May holidays. It is reported by "RIA Novosti" with reference to a source in law enforcement. There is no official confirmation of this information yet. On May 4, the FSB reported that several people from Central Asia were detained in Moscow, who were going to stage a series of terrorist attacks during the May holidays.

Russia and the United States agreed to introduce a ceasefire in the Syrian province of Aleppo. This is reported by the US State Department. The truce went into effect at midnight on 4 May. Since then, according to the agency, there has been a decrease in the number of clashes in the region, but fighting continues in some areas. The Syrian government has confirmed that a 48-hour truce is in effect in Aleppo, reports the Associated Press.

Jermín Odremán / YouTube Angel waterfall in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world. Its height is 979 meters, and this is a lot. To make sure of this, just watch the video shot by the drone from the top of the waterfall. Caution: may dizzy! Jermín Odremán Salto Angel | Kerepakupai Vená - Venezuela

Activist Yan Katelevsky, arrested for 12 days for filming a police station in Ramenskoye, has been on a hunger strike since his arrest on April 28. His lawyer Svetlana Sidorkina told Interfax about this. “The first four days it was a dry fast, the last three were a water fast,” she said. As Mediazona reports , Katelevsky started drinking water after he was twice called for an ambulance at the special detention center.

How will we remember the election campaign Ted Cruise Photo: Travis Long / The News & Observer / Ap / Scanpix On May 4, candidate of US President TED Cruz starred from the election race, actually guaranteeing Donald Trump to win the primaries. And this is quite sad. Not because Trump is not very pretty to us (although this too), but because Ted Cruz was the most funny presidential candidate, albeit not of his own free will. "Medusa" recalls how Cruz distinguished itself in these months.

A policeman with an expressive mustache, calling himself on the social networks of Donutoprator, took his home a red -haired kitten saved by a colleague. He found a pet under a garbage container on the street when it was raining. Selfies of a mustachioed policeman with a red kitten quickly became popular: In the comments on Reddit, where he also published a photograph, Donutoporator said that “most police officers are not morons,” and they also love video games and kittens.

The police opened a criminal case into the death of animals in the Eco Veshnyaki shelter. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Moscow police. The case was initiated under the article “cruel treatment of animals” (Article 245 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), reports . Interfax The police are identifying the individuals involved in the crime.

How the politicization of crime squanders Russian law enforcement Photo: Kremlin press service Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin (left) and Attorney General Yuri Chaika. In a recent opinion piece for the newspaper Vedomosti , columnist Pavel Aptekar argues that the Kremlin's efforts to distract the public from economic troubles with rhetoric about “domestic enemies” has led to irrational, downright absurd policing trends. Meduza translates Vedomosti 's text here.

Ohio Governor John Kasik, billionaire Donald Trump's latest rival in the US Republican Party primary, has decided to withdraw from the presidential race. This is reported by CNN, citing informed sources. There is no official confirmation of this information yet. However, earlier it became known that Kasik canceled a planned meeting with reporters in Virginia. Instead, he will make a statement in Ohio.

The FSB Public Relations Center reported that extremists who were about to carry out a series of terrorist attacks in the capital region during the May holidays were detained in Moscow. The names of the detainees were not named, it is only reported that they are citizens of Central Asian countries.

Belarusian biathlete Darya Domracheva, who won three gold medals at the Sochi Olympics, turned out to be a KGB officer. On May 3, a brief biography of Domracheva was found on the official website of the Dynamo physical culture and sports society, which stated that she served in the KGB and had the rank of senior lieutenant. Soon the biography was completely deleted - now the biathlete's page talks about the central office, regional and city organizations of Dynamo.

Photo: David Lagerlöf / EXPO / TT / Scanpix demonstration of neo -Nazis was held on May 1 in the Swedish city of Burlang. It was attended by 300 people from the Northern Distress Movement. The only one who actively opposed the march of neo -Nazis is the Swedish activist Tess Aspluund. The photo of David Lagerlof made her famous.